Watch

ABSTRACT

A watch is a watch including a watch case, a cover glass attached to the watch case, and a decorative body attached to the watch case, wherein the watch case includes a holding wall portion provided along an outer periphery of the cover glass, a first column portion provided outside the holding wall portion, a second column portion provided outside the holding wall portion, and provided at a distance from the first column portion, and an inclined portion including an inner end portion formed from between the first and second column portions to the holding wall portion, and is connected with the holding wall portion, and an outer end portion is connected with an outer surface of the watch case and provided at a position close to a rear surface of the watch case, and the decorative body is held by the holding wall portion, the first, and second column portions.

The present application is based on, and claims priority from JPApplication Serial Number 2020-118308, filed Jul. 9, 2020, thedisclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in itsentirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a watch to which decorative bodiessuch as precious stones are attached.

2. Related Art

As a watch, one that is obtained by attaching precious stones asdecorative bodies to a surface of a watch case, improving design, andincreasing a value as an accessory has been known (see, for example, JP2005-323735 A).

In JP 2005-323735 A, a plurality of receiving recesses for receivingdecorative bodies in the surface of the watch case are formed, a centergroove, a side groove, and a transverse groove are machined in thereceiving recess to form a holding finger, and the holding finger isbent toward the decorative body received in the receiving recess to holdthe decorative body.

In the holding structure of JP 2005-323735 A, a lower portion of thedecorative body is held in the receiving recess, so a direction in whichlight is incident on the decorative body is limited to only above, andit is difficult to sufficiently bring out beauty of the decorative body.

SUMMARY

A watch of the present disclosure is a watch including a watch case, acover glass attached to the watch case, and a decorative body attachedto the watch case, wherein the watch case includes a holding wallportion provided along an outer periphery of the cover glass, a firstcolumn portion provided outside the holding wall portion, a secondcolumn portion provided outside the holding wall portion, and providedat a distance from the first column portion, and an inclined portionincluding an inner end portion formed from between the first columnportion and the second column portion to the holding wall portion, andis connected with the holding wall portion, and an outer end portion isconnected with an outer surface of the watch case and provided at aposition close to a rear surface of the watch case, and the decorativebody is held by the holding wall portion, the first column portion, andthe second column portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating a watch of a first exemplaryembodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view illustrating the watch of the first exemplaryembodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view illustrating a main portion of the watch ofthe first exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of thewatch of the first exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a main portion of a watch of asecond exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of thewatch of the second exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of a watchof a third exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a main portion of a watch of afourth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of thewatch of the fourth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating a main portion of a watch ofa fifth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of thewatch of the fifth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a main portion of a watch ofa sixth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of thewatch of the sixth exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a main portion of a watchof a modified example.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS First Exemplary Embodiment

A watch 1 of a first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure willbe described below based on FIG. 1 to FIG. 4.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the watch 1 is a wristwatch worn ona wrist of a user, and includes a watch case 2, a cover glass 3 fittedin an upper surface of the watch case 2, a dial 4 provided below thecover glass 3, a hand 5 disposed between the cover glass 3 and the dial4 to indicate a time, and a crown 6. The hand 5 is attached to arotational movement shaft 5A. As illustrated in FIG. 4, a case back 7 isattached to a rear surface 21 of the watch case 2, and a movement (notillustrated) that drives the hand 5 is provided between the dial 4 andthe case back 7. Note that, the watch 1 of the present exemplaryembodiment is illustrated as the hand-type watch, but is not limitedthereto, and may be a watch digitally displaying a time.

On an outer surface 22 of the watch case 2, a strap 8 is attached in a12 o'clock direction and a 6 o'clock direction of the dial 4.

The watch case 2 is made from metal, alloy, or relatively hard metal oralloy such as stainless steel or titanium, and an outer shape thereof isintegrally formed by pressing or the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, a protrusion portion 24 continuous over anentire circumference is formed at an inner surface 23 of the watch case2. The cover glass 3 is locked on an upper surface of the protrusionportion 24, and the dial 4 is locked on a lower surface of theprotrusion portion 24.

Decorative bodies 10 are attached to the upper surface of the watch case2 so as to be arranged at substantially constant intervals. Thedecorative body 10 of the present exemplary embodiment is diamond, butis not limited to diamond as a decorative body, and may be otherprecious stones such as ruby, or may be glass other than precious stonesor the like.

In the watch 1 of the present exemplary embodiment, as illustrated inFIG. 1, two decorative bodies 10A each having a largest size areattached outside a 3 o'clock position and a 9 o'clock position of thedial 4, respectively, decorative bodies 10B each having a size smallerthan that of the decorative body 10A are attached outside 2 o'clock, 4o'clock, 8 o'clock, and 10 o'clock positions, respectively, anddecorative bodies 10C each having a size smaller than that of thedecorative body 10B are attached outside 1 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 7o'clock, and 11 o'clock positions, respectively. Furthermore, fivedecorative bodies 10D each having a size smaller than that of thedecorative body 10C are attached between the decorative bodies 10Coutside a 12 o'clock position and a 6 o'clock position of the dial 4,respectively. Here, “attached outside” refers to an aspect of beingdisposed at a position far from a center of the watch 1.

Hereinafter, mounting structure of the decorative body 10 to the watchcase 2 will be described in detail.

The watch case 2 includes an attachment portion 30 to which theplurality of decorative bodies 10 provided along an outer periphery ofthe cover glass 3 are attached.

The attachment portion 30 includes a holding wall portion 31 providedcontinuously around the outer periphery of the cover glass 3, and aplurality of column portions 32 provided outside the holding wallportion 31. The respective column portions 32 are provided at intervalsin an outer peripheral direction of the cover glass 3. Then, onedecorative body 10 is held by the holding wall portion 31 and the twocolumn portions 32.

Here, in the present exemplary embodiment, one of the two columnportions 32 holding one decorative body 10 is a first column portion321, and another is a second column portion 322. Therefore, the columnportion 32 between the two decorative bodies 10 is the first columnportion 321 with respect to one decorative body 10, and is the secondcolumn portion 322 with respect to another decorative body 10.Specifically, in plan view of the watch 1, the column portion 32 on acounterclockwise side with respect to the decorative body 10 is set asthe first column portion 321, and the column portion 32 on a clockwiseside is set as the second column portion 322.

For example, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, of the column portions 32 that holdthe decorative body 10B at the 2 o'clock position, the column portion 32between the decorative body 10B and the decorative body 10C on a 1o'clock side is the first column portion 321, and the column portion 32between the decorative body 10B and the decorative body 10A on a 3o'clock side is the second column portion 322.

Further, of the column portions 32 that hold the decorative body 10C atthe 1 o'clock position, the column portion 32 between the decorativebody 10C and the decorative body 10D on a 12 o'clock side is the firstcolumn portion 321, and the column portion 32 between the decorativebody 10C and the decorative body 10B on a 2 o'clock side is the secondcolumn portion 322.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, a holding groove 31A in which an outerperipheral portion of the decorative body 10 is held is formed at anouter peripheral surface of the holding wall portion 31. Note that, thedecorative body 10 of the present exemplary embodiment is a roundbrilliant cut diamond, and includes an outer peripheral portion 11referred to as a girdle, an upper side portion 12 referred to as a crownon an upper side of the girdle, and a lower side portion 13 referred toas a pavilion on a lower side of the girdle. On the lower side portion13, a lower end portion 14 at which cut surfaces of the pavilion gatheris referred to as a culet.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, two mounting surfaces 33 on each ofwhich the outer peripheral portion of the decorative body 10 is mountedare formed at the column portion 32. In addition, two holding surfaces34 each conneceted with the mounting surface 33 are formed at a sidesurface of the column portion 32, and these holding surfaces 34 areconfigured to be capable of contacting an outer periphery of thedecorative body 10 to hold the decorative body 10.

Therefore, the decorative body 10 is held by the holding groove 31A ofthe holding wall portion 31, the mounting surface 33 and the holdingsurface 34 of the first column portion 321, and the mounting surface 33and the holding surface 34 of the second column portion 322. In otherwords, the decorative body 10 is held by approximately three places onthe outer periphery of the decorative body 10.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, an inclined portion 40 is formed atthe watch case 2, that is connected with the first column portion 321and the second column portion 322 that hold the decorative body 10A,10B, or 10C to the holding wall portion 31.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the inclined portion 40 is inclined so that anouter end portion 46, which is connected with the outer surface 22 ofthe watch case 2, is provided at a position closer to the rear surface21 of the watch case 2 than an inner end portion 45, which is connectedwith the holding wall portion 31. In other words, in the watch case 2,when a direction from the case back 7 toward the cover glass 3 isdefined as upward, and an opposite direction thereof is defined asdownward, the inclined portion 40 is inclined downward facing from theinner end portion 45 toward the outer end portion 46. In other words, adistance from the inner end portion 45 to the decorative body 10 isshorter than a distance from the outer end portion 46 to the decorativebody 10.

Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the inclined portion 40 is formedto have a V-shape in side view when the watch case 2 is viewed from aside surface direction. As a result, the inclined portion 40 includes aleft inclined surface portion 41 and a right inclined surface portion 42provided sandwiching bottom 43 of a V-shaped groove. The left inclinedsurface portion 41 is provided on a left side of the bottom 43 in theside view, and the right inclined surface portion 42 is provided on aright side of the bottom 43 in the side view. An intersection angle ofthe left inclined surface portion 41 and the right inclined surfaceportion 42 is set to an obtuse angle, that is, to be 90 degrees orgreater, and less than 180 degrees.

An end surface portion 44 that is connected with the holding wallportion 31 is provided between respective end portions of the leftinclined surface portion 41 and the right inclined surface portion 42 onthe holding wall portion 31 side.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the end surface portion 44 is formed at aposition of the inner end portion 45, that is, on an inner side of thewatch than the lower end portion 14 of the decorative body 10. As aresult, the inclined portion 40 is disposed below the lower end portion14 of the decorative body 10.

Furthermore, a depth of an inclined surface, that is, an inclinationangle of the inclined portion 40 differs depending on a location on thewatch case 2. Specifically, when comparing inclined portions 40A, 40B,and 40C provided below the decorative bodies 10A, 10B, and 10C,respectively, the inclined portion 40B is set to have a greater depthand a greater inclination angle compared to the inclined portion 40A,and to have a less depth and a less inclination angle compared to theinclined portion 40C.

Additionally, the decorative body 10 is attached so as to be separatedupward from the inclined portion 40, and is held floating from theinclined portion 40 by the holding wall portion 31, the first columnportion 321, and the second column portion 322.

Advantageous Effects of First Exemplary Embodiment

The watch 1 supports the decorative body 10 with the first columnportion 321, the second column portion 322, and the holding groove 31Aof the holding wall portion 31, and includes the inclined portion 40that is provided between the first column portion 321 and the secondcolumn portion 322 to the holding wall portion 31, and inclines downwardfacing toward an outside, and thus can cause light incident from betweenthe first column portion 321 and the second column portion 322 on a sidesurface of the watch 1 to be reflected by the inclined portion 40 andincident from a lower side or lower side portion 13 of the decorativebody 10. Therefore, compared to a case where light is incident only onthe upper side portion 12 of the decorative body 10, glitter of thedecorative body 10 is increased, and radiation directions of the lightalso spread out, so the decorative body 10 can be made to beautifullyglitter. Therefore, a product value of the watch 1 to which thedecorative body 10 is attached can be improved, and high-class feel canbe increased.

The inclined portion 40 has a bottom surface having a V-shape, and theintersection angle of the left inclined surface portion 41 and the rightinclined surface portion 42 is set to the obtuse angle that is, to be 90degrees or greater, and less than 180 degrees, and thus light reflectedby the left inclined surface portion 41 or the right inclined surfaceportion 42 can be incident more on the decorative body 10, and theglitter of the decorative body 10 can be further increased.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, because the inclined portion 40 is constitutedby the inclined portions 40A, 40B, and 40C whose depths are differentdepending on the respective locations on the watch case 2, and the waylight enters is not monotonous, such as an angle at which lightreflected by the inclined portion 40A, 40B, or 40C is incident on thedecorative body 10, so the decorative body 10 glitters in a complicatedmanner, and can be made to more beautifully glitter.

Additionally, because the decorative body 10 is attached away from theinclined portion 40, the inclined portion 40 does not need to have ashape suitable for holding the decorative body 10, and can be formed ina shape in consideration of light reflection, so light can beeffectively reflected and incident on the decorative body 10.

Second Exemplary Embodiment

A watch 1B of a second exemplary embodiment will be described based onFIG. 5 and FIG. 6. Note that, each exemplary embodiment following thesecond exemplary embodiment differs in a shape of an inclined portion,and the other configurations are the same, so only the inclined portionwill be described.

An inclined portion 50 provided at a watch case 2B of the secondexemplary embodiment includes a first inclined portion 51 having a firstinclination angle 021 and connected with the holding wall portion 31,and a second inclined portion 52 having a second inclination angle θ22and continues with an outside the first inclined portion 51. Theinclined portion 50 is inclined so that an outer end portion 56 isprovided at a position closer to the rear surface 21 of the watch case2B than an inner end portion 55. That is, the inclined portion 50 isinclined downward facing from the inner end portion 55 toward the outerend portion 56. The inclined portion 40 of the first exemplaryembodiment has the V-shape in side view of the watch case 2, but theinclined portion 50 of the second exemplary embodiment is formed in astraight line to form a flat surface in side view of the watch case 2B.

The first inclination angle θ21 and the second inclination angle θ22 areinclination angles with respect to an imaginary plane A, and the firstinclination angle θ21 is less than the second inclination angle θ22.Note that, the imaginary plane A is a surface orthogonal to an axis of arotational movement shaft 5A of the hand 5. In other words, theimaginary plane A is a surface whose normal line is set to match theaxis of the rotational movement shaft 5A.

Further, a connection portion 53, which is a joint between the firstinclined portion 51 and the second inclined portion 52, is configured tobe positioned outside the lower end portion 14 of the decorative body 10in a direction from the inner surface 23 toward the outer surface 22 ofthe watch case 2B.

Furthermore, also in the second exemplary embodiment, a depth of theinclined portion 50, that is, an angle of the inclination angles θ21 andθ22 is set to be different depending on a position on the watch case 2B.

Advantageous Effects of Second Exemplary Embodiment

The watch 1B of the second exemplary embodiment also includes theinclined portion 50 provided between the first column portion 321 andthe second column portion 322 and connected with the holding wallportion 31, and inclined downward facing outward, so light incident frombetween the respective column portions 321 and 322 can be reflected bythe inclined portion 50 and incident from the lower side of thedecorative body 10, glitter of the decorative body 10 is increased, andradiation directions of the light also spread out, so the decorativebody 10 can be made to more beautifully glitter. Therefore, a productvalue of the watch 1B to which the decorative body 10 is attached can beimproved, and high-class feel can be increased.

Since the inclined portion 50 includes the first inclined portion 51 andthe second inclined portion 52 having the different inclination anglesθ21 and θ22 respectively, light incident from different directions on aside of the watch case 2B can be reflected, and incident on thedecorative body 10.

In particular, since the second inclination angle θ22 is greater thanthe first inclination angle θ21, for example, as compared to a case inwhich the inclination angle θ22 is less than θ21, an opening areabetween the first column portion 321 and the second column portion 322can be increased, and more light can be incident on the decorative body10.

Furthermore, the connection portion 53 of the first inclined portion 51and the second inclined portion 52 is positioned outside the lower endportion 14 of the decorative body 10, light reflected by the firstinclined portion 51 can be more easily incident not only on an inner cutsurface but also on an outer cut surface than the lower end portion 14in the lower side portion 13, and the decorative body 10 can be made tobeautifully glitter.

Because the depth of the inclined portion 50 differs depending on alocation on the watch case 2B, the decorative body 10 glitters in acomplicated manner, and the decorative body 10 can be made tobeautifully glitter.

Third Exemplary Embodiment

An inclined portion 60 provided at a watch case 2C of a watch 1C of athird exemplary embodiment will be described based on FIG. 7.

The inclined portion 60 of the third exemplary embodiment is similar tothe inclined portion 50 of the second exemplary embodiment in that afirst inclined portion 61 and a second inclined portion 62 are included,and a connection portion 63 of the first inclined portion 61 and thesecond inclined portion 62 is disposed outside the lower end portion 14,but is different from the inclined portion 50 in that a firstinclination angle θ31 of the first inclined portion 61 is greater than asecond inclination angle θ32 of the second inclined portion 62.

Further, the first inclined portion 61 differs from the inclined portion50 in that the first inclined portion 61 is provided in parallel withone cut surface 13A that is on an inner side of the lower end portion 14in the lower side portion 13 of the decorative body 10.

The inclined portion 60 is inclined so that an outer end portion 66 isprovided at a position closer to the rear surface 21 of the watch case2C than an inner end portion 65. That is, the inclined portion 60 isinclined downward facing from the inner end portion 65 toward the outerend portion 66.

Such a third exemplary embodiment can achieve the same effects as thesecond exemplary embodiment.

In addition, because the first inclined portion 61 is parallel to thecut surface 13A, compared with the inclined portion 50 in which thefirst inclined portion 51 is not parallel to the cut surface 13A, lightincident on the first inclined portion 61 at various angles easilyenters the cut surface 13A, and the decorative body 10 can be made tomore beautifully glitter. Furthermore, because the first inclinedportion 61 is extended outward the lower end portion 14, light reflectedby the first inclined portion 61 can be incident not only on the cutsurface 13A but also on a cut surface 13B outside the lower end portion14, and the decorative body 10 can be made to more beautifully glitter.

Fourth Exemplary Embodiment

An inclined portion 70 provided at a watch case 2D of a watch 1D of afourth exemplary embodiment will be described based on FIG. 8 and FIG.9.

The inclined portion 70 of the fourth exemplary embodiment includes afirst inclined portion 71 and a second inclined portion 72, and thefirst inclined portion 71 and the second inclined portion 72 are eachformed in a V-shape in side view. As such, the first inclined portion 71includes a left inclined surface portion 711 and a right inclinedsurface portion 712 disposed left and right respectively with a bottom713 interposed therebetween in side view, and the second inclinedportion 72 includes a left inclined surface portion 721 and a rightinclined surface portion 722 disposed left and right respectively with abottom 723 interposed therebetween.

The inclined portion 70 is inclined so that an outer end portion 76 isprovided at a position closer to the rear surface 21 of the watch case2D than an inner end portion 75. That is, the inclined portion 70 isinclined downward facing from the inner end portion 75 toward the outerend portion 76.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, in the inclined portion 70, a position of aconnection portion 73 in an in/out direction of the watch, which is ajoint between the first inclined portion 71 and the second inclinedportion 72, is set inside the lower end portion 14 of the decorativebody 10.

Further, a first inclination angle θ41 with respect to the imaginaryplane A of a bottom 713 of the first inclined portion 71 is greater thana second inclination angle θ42 with respect to the imaginary plane A ofa bottom 723 of the second inclined portion 72. Furthermore, the bottom713 of the first inclined portion 71 is provided substantially parallelto the cut surface 13A.

Such a fourth exemplary embodiment can achieve similar effects by aconfiguration similar to that of each exemplary embodiment describedabove.

In addition, because the connection portion 73 is set inside the lowerend portion 14, and the second inclination angle θ42 is less than thefirst inclination angle θ41, a depth of an outer end edge of the secondinclined portion 72 can be decreased, as compared to the inclinedportion 50 and the inclined portion 60. For this reason, in the watchcase 2D, the inclined portion 70 can be provided at a location where adepth dimension of an opening cannot be greatly increased between thecolumn portions 321 and 322.

Fifth Exemplary Embodiment

An inclined portion 80 provided at a watch case 2E of a watch 1E of afifth exemplary embodiment will be described based on FIG. 10 and FIG.11.

The inclined portion 80 of the fifth exemplary embodiment includes afirst inclined portion 81 and a second inclined portion 82, and thefirst inclined portion 81 and the second inclined portion 82 are eachformed in a V-shape in side view. As such, the first inclined portion 81includes a left inclined surface portion 811 and a right inclinedsurface portion 812 disposed left and right respectively with a bottom813 interposed therebetween in side view, and the second inclinedportion 82 includes a left inclined surface portion 821 and a rightinclined surface portion 822 disposed left and right respectively with abottom 823 interposed therebetween.

The inclined portion 80 is inclined so that an outer end portion 86 isdisposed at a position closer to the rear surface 21 of the watch case2E than an inner end portion 85. That is, the inclined portion 80 isinclined downward facing from the inner end portion 85 toward the outerend portion 86.

In the inclined portion 80, a position of a connection portion 83 in anin/out direction of the watch, which is a joint between the firstinclined portion 81 and the second inclined portion 82, is set insidethe lower end portion 14 of the decorative body 10.

Additionally, as illustrated in FIG. 11, a first inclination angle θ51with respect to the imaginary plane A of the first inclined portion 81is less than a second inclination angle θ52 with respect to theimaginary plane A of the second inclined portion 82.

Such a fifth exemplary embodiment can achieve similar effects by aconfiguration similar to that of each exemplary embodiment describedabove.

Sixth Exemplary Embodiment

An inclined portion 90 provided on a watch case 2F of a watch 1F of asixth exemplary embodiment will be described based on FIG. 12 and FIG.13.

The inclined portion 90 of the sixth exemplary embodiment is constitutedby a curved surface inclined downward facing outward. The inclinedportion 90 is set so that an inclination angle with respect to theimaginary plane A gradually decreases facing outward. In addition, theinclined portion 90 is also curved in a U-shape in side view. As aresult, the inclined portion 90 has a shape like a concave mirror.

The inclined portion 90 is inclined so that an outer end portion 96 isdisposed at a position closer to the rear surface 21 of the watch case2F than an inner end portion 95. That is, the inclined portion 90 isinclined downward facing from the inner end portion 95 toward the outerend portion 96.

Such a sixth exemplary embodiment can achieve similar effects by aconfiguration similar to that of each exemplary embodiment describedabove.

Furthermore, because the inclined portion 90 is configured like aconcave mirror, light reflected by the inclined portion 90 can beincident on the lower side portion 13 of the decorative body 10 fromvarious directions, and the decorative body 10 can be made to morebeautifully glitter.

Other Exemplary Embodiments

Note that the present disclosure is not limited to each of the exemplaryembodiments described above, and variations, modifications, and the likewithin the scope in which the object of the present disclosure can beachieved are included in the present disclosure.

For example, the inclined portion 40 of the first exemplary embodimentis formed in the V-shape in side view, but may be formed in a straightflat surface or straight line in side view, as an inclined portion 100provided at a watch case 2G of a watch 1G illustrated in FIG. 14, or maybe formed in a U-shape in side view.

Further, in the inclined portion 60 of the third exemplary embodiment,the first inclined portion 61 and the second inclined portion 62 areeach constituted by the flat surface, but the first inclined portion 61may be constituted by a flat surface, and the second inclined portion 62may be constituted by a curved surface. Further, conversely, the firstinclined portion 61 may be constituted by a curved surface, and thesecond inclined portion 62 may be formed from a flat surface.

Furthermore, the inclined portion 90 of the sixth exemplary embodimentis formed in the U-shape in side view, but may be provided with aninclined portion that does not curve in side view, but curves in only anin/out direction of the watch case 2. At this time, the inclined portionmay be formed in a concave shape, or may be formed in a convex shape.

As the inclined portion, three or more inclined portions may be providedfacing from an inner end portion toward an outer end portion.Additionally, when two or more inclined portions are provided, at leastone inclined portion may be a surface parallel to the imaginary plane A.In other words, it is sufficient that the inclined portion is inclinedso that an outer end portion is provided at a position closer to a rearsurface of a watch case than an inner end portion.

The decorative body 10 is not limited to diamond, and may be otherprecious stones such as ruby, or may be glass or the like. Additionally,when a bottom surface of the decorative body 10 is curved, an inclinedportion may also be a curved surface.

In the exemplary embodiment described above, the decorative bodies 10are attached over the entire circumference along the outer periphery ofthe dial 4, but the number of decorative bodies attached to the watchmay be one or more, and the number thereof is not limited.

Summary of Present Disclosure

A watch of the present disclosure is a watch including a watch case, acover glass attached to the watch case, and a decorative body attachedto the watch case, wherein the watch case includes a holding wallportion provided along an outer periphery of the cover glass, a firstcolumn portion provided outside the holding wall portion, a secondcolumn portion provided outside the holding wall portion, and providedat a distance from the first column portion, and an inclined portionincluding an inner end portion formed from between the first columnportion and the second column portion to the holding wall portion, andconnected with the holding wall portion, and an outer end portionconnected with an outer surface of the watch case and provided at aposition close to a rear surface of the watch case, and the decorativebody is held by the holding wall portion, the first column portion, andthe second column portion.

According to the watch of the present disclosure, light incident frombetween the first column portion and the second column portion on a sidesurface of the watch can be reflected by the inclined portion andincident from below the decorative body. Therefore, compared to a casewhere light is incident only from above the decorative body, glitter ofthe decorative body is increased, and radiation directions of the lightalso spread out, so the decorative body can be made to beautifullyglitter. Therefore, a product value of the watch to which the decorativebody is attached can be improved, and quality can be increased.

The watch of the present disclosure may include a hand and a rotationalmovement shaft to which the hand is attached, and the inclined portionmay include a first inclined portion having a first inclination anglewith respect to an imaginary plane that has an axis of the rotationalmovement shaft as a normal line, and a second inclined portion having asecond inclination angle and is connected with an outside of the firstinclined portion.

Since the inclined portion includes the first inclined portion and thesecond inclined portion having the first and second inclination angles,respectively, light incident from various angles on a side of the watchcase can be reflected and incident on the decorative body, glitter ofthe decorative body can be further increased, and the decorative bodycan be made to beautifully glitter.

In the watch of the present disclosure, in plan view when viewed fromthe cover glass side, a connection portion of the first inclined portionand the second inclined portion may be positioned outside a lower endportion of the decorative body.

Because the connection portion between the first inclined portion andthe second inclined portion is positioned outside the lower end portionof the decorative body, light reflected by the first inclined portion iseasily incident on the decorative body, and the decorative body can bemade to beautifully glitter.

In the watch of the present disclosure, the decorative body may have acut surface parallel to the first inclined portion.

Because the decorative body is provided with the cut surface parallel tothe first inclined portion, light incident at various angles on andreflected by the first inclined portion easily enters the cut surface,and the decorative body can be made to more beautifully glitter.

In the watch of the present disclosure, the inclined portion may beformed in any of a V-shape, a U-shape, and a straight shape in side viewof the watch case.

In side view of the watch case, by providing an inclined portion formedin any of a V-shape, a U-shape, or a straight shape, light reflected bythe inclined portion can be incident on the decorative body at variousangles, the way the decorative body glitters can be varied in eachshape, and the way of glitter that is suitable for design of the watchcan be selected.

What is claimed is:
 1. A watch, comprising: a watch case; a cover glassattached to the watch case; and a decorative body attached to the watchcase, wherein the watch case includes a holding wall portion providedalong an outer periphery of the cover glass, a first column portionprovided outside the holding wall portion, a second column portionprovided outside the holding wall portion, and provided at a distancefrom the first column portion, and an inclined portion including aninner end portion formed from between the first column portion and thesecond column portion to the holding wall portion, and is connected withthe holding wall portion, and an outer end portion is connected with anouter surface of the watch case and provided at a position close to arear surface of the watch case, and the decorative body is held by theholding wall portion, the first column portion, and the second columnportion.
 2. The watch according to claim 1, comprising: a hand; and arotational movement shaft to which the hand is attached, wherein theinclined portion includes a first inclined portion having a firstinclination angle with respect to an imaginary plane having an axis ofthe rotational movement shaft as a normal line, and a second inclinedportion having a second inclination angle with respect to the imaginaryplane and is connected with an outside of the first inclined portion. 3.The watch according to claim 2, wherein in plan view when viewed fromthe cover glass side, a connection portion of the first inclined portionand the second inclined portion is positioned outside a lower endportion of the decorative body.
 4. The watch according to claim 3,wherein the decorative body includes a cut surface parallel to the firstinclined portion.
 5. The watch according to claim 1, wherein theinclined portion is formed in any of a V-shape, a U-shape, and astraight shape in side view of the watch case.